A Christmas Railway Mystery by Edward Marston

Author:Edward Marston [Edward Marston]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780749021535
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Published: 2017-01-10T05:00:00+00:00

It had not been long before Terence Wardlow realised that something was amiss. His friend should have returned already. Hauling himself to his feet, Wardlow went out to the cloisters and hobbled around them, looking into every room. When there was no sign of Tallis, his first thought was that his friend had been taken ill or had some kind of accident. Had that been the case, he then decided, Tallis would definitely have sent word to him to put his mind at rest. Another possible explanation was that his old friend had simply wandered off somewhere and lost his way. It was something that had happened to more than one of Wardlow’s older acquaintances. Their grasp on reality was slipping badly. Yet that wasn’t a charge that could be levelled against Tallis. He was fit, healthy and remarkably alert. If there’d been any loss of mental power, he’d have been unable to keep such a taxing job.

That left only one explanation and it filled Wardlow with anxiety. Tallis must have been the victim of foul play. As his host, Wardlow blamed himself for getting parted from his friend. He should have braved the discomfort and stayed with him. He’d never forgive himself if anything serious had happened to the former Major Tallis. To make amends, he had to institute a proper search immediately. In spite of the pain it caused him, he almost ran to the police station to raise the alarm, gasping for breath when he finally got there. When they heard that the missing person was a detective superintendent from Scotland Yard, the local constabulary called in the meagre supply of police officers at their disposal. A description of Edward Tallis was circulated among them along with details of where and when he was last seen. The uniformed policemen hurried off. They were soon asking questions of everyone in the vicinity of the cathedral. Wardlow’s only regret was that he didn’t have the strength to join in what would be a thorough search of the city.

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